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Posted by Zach W on March 15, 2010, at 5:27 am

A few thoughts on Sebring’s health care plan

Back in January, I noted Republican Congressional candidate Dan Sebring, who’s challenging Democratic Rep. Gwen Moore in the fourth Congressional district, didn’t have much in the way of a health care reform plan, other than proposing a three-tiered health care system:
I would like to see a three tiered health care system. One where participants [...]

Posted by Zach W on March 11, 2010, at 5:44 am

Palin utilized “socialist” Canadian health care system

This is the very definition of irony:

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin — who has gone to great lengths to hype the supposed dangers of a big government takeover of American health care — admitted over the weekend that she used to get her treatment in Canada’s single-payer system.

“We used to hustle over the border for [...]

Posted by MadCityMan on March 10, 2010, at 6:32 pm

Ryan’s Roadmap Dissected – Dead End for Most Americans

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities has analyzed Paul Ryan (R,WI-o1), much ballyhooed “Roadmap for America’s future” and has found it to be a dead-end for most American’s. The winners are the wealthy (given his donors, it isn’t too surprising)with the report stating: it would result in massive transfer of resources from the broad majority of American’s to the nation’s wealthiest individuals.

Posted by MadCityMan on March 10, 2010, at 1:57 pm

Health Care Reform – Public Option

Alan Grayson, D-FL proposes expansion of Medicare availability, where consumers could buy into the program at cost.

Posted by Zach W on March 10, 2010, at 6:03 am

If reform fails…

Here’s how health care reform will work, and what will happen if there’s no reform, according to an editorial in the New York Times:

HOW REFORM WOULD WORK: Under the new system, all people would be required to have health insurance or pay a penalty. If you are poor or middle class you would also get [...]

Posted by MadCityMan on March 9, 2010, at 6:10 pm

A tale of two ads – the DNC vs Employers for a Healthy Economy

A tale of two ads – the DNC on insurance company greed and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce front group Employers for a Healthy Economy with their be afraid, be very afraid ad campaign.

Posted by Zach W on March 9, 2010, at 5:47 am

Where do Wall and Westlake stand on health care?

It’s been nearly a week since Sen. Russ Feingold’s campaign issued a press release asking Republican Senate candidates Terrence Wall and Dave Westlake if they’d fight for big health insurance companies or regular folks all across Wisconsin, and there’s still been no response from either candidate (or their campaigns) to answer the question. It’s [...]

Posted by Zach W on March 4, 2010, at 5:39 am

Kohl and Feingold ask for answers on Wellpoint rate hikes

U.S. Senators Russ Feingold and Herb Kohl have sent a letter to Wellpoint President and CEO Angela Braly asking her to justify the recent hikes in insurance premiums for over 13,000 Wisconsinites, hikes which will be in the double digits here in Wisconsin. In their letter, Sens. Feingold and Kohl question if the increases [...]

Posted by Zach W on March 1, 2010, at 5:43 am

A health care chart

Yesterday I touched on some of the steep increases to health insurance premiums here in Wisconsin and across the nation, but being the fan of charts that I am, I put together a chart outlining some of the more dramatic health insurance premiums across the nation.

Proposed/Implemented Health Insurance Premium Increases

State:
Colorado
Indiana
California
Maine
Michigan
Washington

Rate Increase:
19.9%
21%
39%
23%
56%
40%

Health insurance providers have attributed [...]

Posted by Zach W on February 28, 2010, at 6:10 am

If Terrence Wall thinks health care ain’t broke, he should think again

Back in September 2009, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Terrence Wall opined, “We have the best health care system in the world,” in reference to the American health care system, and while the American health care system certainly isn’t terrible, it’s far from perfect. Putting aside the millions of Americans who don’t have health insurance [...]